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Let’s Discuss: MBA Admissions and Coronavirus
As the coronavirus / COVID-19 sweeps the globe, MBA applicants are asking some probing questions. We have already touched on how the virus has impacted testing, recruiting, and fairs, and we have also offered up tips to ace a video interview for applicants who are dealing with cancellations of face-to-face... Read more »
New Features! Like & Sort More on the Clear Admit Wires
We love seeing the lively community on Clear Admit, and are excited to highlight some new added features to MBA ApplyWire, MBA LiveWire and MBA DecisionWire to make these admissions tools more engaging and useful for top-tier MBA candidates. For anyone unfamiliar with the “Wires,” MBA hopefuls can share their... Read more »
LiveWire Insights: Round 2 at the M7 MBA Programs
MBA applicants who are eagerly awaiting news on interview invitations and admissions decisions – and the exact timing of such things – you’re going to want to keep reading. Clear Admit is excited to release a second edition of M7 LiveWire Insights. While the first edition delivers information about Round... Read more »
Waiting on an MBA Interview Invitation? Tune into Clear Admit’s LiveWire and MBA Chats
Since we know some of you may be waiting anxiously in the next few weeks for MBA interview invitations, we wanted to remind you about two key resources that can help you through this busy—and often stressful—time: MBA LiveWire: Live reports from real candidates throughout the admissions process. Find the profiles... Read more »
LiveWire Insights: Round 1 at the M7 MBA Programs
Applicants who are eagerly awaiting news on interview invitations and admissions decisions – and the exact timing of such things – you’re going to want to keep reading. Clear Admit is proud to release our first-ever LiveWire Insights document. This report includes proprietary data from our archive of thousands of... Read more »
LiveWire Insight: GPA and GMAT Standards Appear Unchanged Despite Lower MBA Application Volume
Last week, we shared our LiveWire data-based hunch that 2018-2019 was another slow year for applications to full-time, two-year MBA programs. Based on those results, we were curious as to whether we would see this reflected in the GPA and GMAT scores of applicants who report good news from leading... Read more »
LiveWire Data Suggest MBA Application Volume Down Again for 2018-2019
Declining application volume for full-time, two-year MBA programs was a trend of significant interest—and some concern—among graduate management education stakeholders during the 2017-2018 academic year. With another admissions season drawing to a close, we wondered what data from Clear Admit’s LiveWire tool might be able to tell us about application... Read more »
Waiting on a Duke / Fuqua Round 2 Decision? Join the Clear Admit MBA Chat!
Round 2 decisions from Fuqua have started coming in on MBA LiveWire! If you’re waiting on a decision from Duke / Fuqua, join the Clear Admit chat now with your peers! Duke / Fuqua You can also sort Fuqua entries in LiveWire to learn more about how decisions were released last year.... Read more »
LiveWire Spotlight: Venting Frustration
While MBA applicants usually share good (interview invitations, acceptances) and bad (ding, ding, ding) admissions news on LiveWire, it’s also a communal touchstone for the admissions process in general. The real-time updates provided by candidates as they move through the admissions process at leading business schools has offered a new... Read more »
MBA LiveWire Spotlight: Rebound from Rejection
We have a special MBA LiveWire Spotlight this week, from a re-applicant who worked hard to improve their candidacy—and also recognized the broader community of Clear Admit in the process. Looking back to last year’s admissions cycle, the candidate had tried to turn things around on the waitlist at UT... Read more »
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Post-MBA at Bain, BCG or McKinsey
In this MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights MBA candidates’ choices as shared in Clear Admit’s DecisionWire, we take a closer look at a candidate waitlisted at Chicago Booth, but accepted to Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, and UVA / Darden. Clear Admit’s resident admissions expert, Alex Brown, considers it a close call:... Read more »
Anticipating Round 1 Results via Clear Admit’s LiveWire and MBA Chats
Throughout the rest of December, leading business schools will be rolling out their decisions to Round 1 MBA applicants. While many are eager for the gift of admission via phone, email or portal, waiting for a decision can push anxiety levels to full tilt for the Class of 2021 hopefuls.... Read more »
Waiting on an Interview Invitation? Tune into Clear Admit’s LiveWire and MBA Chats
Since we know some of you may be waiting anxiously in the next few weeks for interview invitations, we wanted to remind you about two key resources that can help you through this busy—and often stressful—time: MBA LiveWire: Live reports from real candidates throughout the admissions process. Find the profiles of other applicants who applied to your target... Read more »
Did You Get Un-Invited to Interview at Columbia? LiveWire Entries Reveal You’re Not Alone
Anyone who has used Clear Admit’s MBA LiveWire already knows this. The real-time updates provided by candidates as they move through the admissions process at leading business schools has offered a new degree of transparency into the processes at individual schools. Including when they experience hiccups—as was the case earlier... Read more »
MBA VisitWire Spotlight: Stanford GSB
In this edition of MBA VisitWire Spotlight, we are going overseas to the West Coast. A prospective MBA applicant shared their experience with a class visit, lunch with students, and campus tour of Stanford GSB. Now through October 15th, you could win a $100 Amazon gift card by sharing your... Read more »